On the basis that there is no such thing as the 'perfect' aircraft. the Bev gets an unfortunate (and disproportionate) share of criticism. It was designed for short and ultra short Forward Battle Area operation for combined freight and pax into unprepared strips. Used like that it was excellent and proved itself in service. However when it was MISused on medium to longhaul duties, the results were totally predictable. I suspect similar caveats would apply to Fat Alberts.